RIYADH: Saudi Arabia announced two deaths from COVID-19 and 56 new infections on Friday.

Of the new cases, 22 were recorded in Riyadh, nine in Jeddah, four in Madinah, four in Al-Khobar, and two in Makkah. Several other cities recorded one new case each.

The total number of recoveries in the Kingdom increased to 537,502 after 49 more patients recovered from the virus.

A total of 8,790 people have succumbed to the virus in the Kingdom so far.

Over 45.7 million doses of a coronavirus vaccine have been administered in the Kingdom to date.